October 7, 2025
Welcome to Torah Tuesday! Where every Tuesday we take a scripture from Torah and explain its relevance today.
Today we are looking at Leviticus 23:42-43 –
“You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
For reference, Yahovah is giving the instruction for the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles, commonly known as Sukkot. This is a week-long feast where God asks Israel to live in temporary shelters to remind them of their dependency on God. What exactly is a temporary shelter? Known as booths in the ancient world, today a temporary shelter can be anything from a tent or RV to building your own temporary structure to decorating your porch. The point is to dwell, eat, fellowship and worship in a temporary structure to remind us of God’s provision and faithfulness. You could choose to sleep in it as well, and you’ll quickly be reminded of the hardship the Israelites endured in the wilderness! Living and dwelling in temporary shelters reflects the truth that our bodies are temporary as this world is not our home. We get to dwell with the Father forever!
Zechariah 14:16 tells us that this feast is more than just something we’ll do during this life, but it’s also an everlasting festival. As we await the coming of our Messiah, we can rejoice that “the Word became flesh and tabernacled amongst us” (John 1:14) and will come again to dwell with us forever at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
As grafted in Gentiles, we are joined to Israel and are blessed with the opportunity to meet with Yah during his own festivals. We get to rehearse exactly what we’ll be doing for eternity! There’s a reason why we’re commanded to rejoice during this feast! (Deuteronomy 16)
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